New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-09
MISS WOLFE'S GENEROSITY.
HER PICTURES GO TO THE MUSEUM OF ART.
THIS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GETS S2OO,OOO
AND GRACE CHURCH $3.50, 900.

THIS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GETS 100000
/ AND GRACE CHURCH $35O,OOO.
Miss Catherine Lorillard wolfe's will read on
Thursday evening" and although something OF an effort
been made by her lawyer and executors to keep all
but one OF its bequess secret many OF the provisions
leaked out yesterday. As was forcshadowed by THE
TRIBUNE on Tuesday, Miss Woes fine collection OF paint
ings Is to go to the Metropolitan Museum OF Art 10
maintain and add to the collection from time to time Miss
Wolfe has also given an endowment fund OF SZooooo.
The clause of the will which provides for the transfer OF
the paintings is printed below The collection Will be
known the Catherine Lorllard Wolfe Collection, and
will be placed in separate 6re-proof gallery by the
trustees aud managers OF the Metropolitan Museum.
BY another clause of the will cash bequest Of 100000
mas been made 10 the American Museum OF Natural HIS
tory Miss Wolfe has been constantly adding to the m
senms collection Of Shells begun by her father, John
Jacob Wolfe and TO that part of the library bearing upon
conchology Her gift OF 100000 will co. however,
| toward permanent endowment fund for the whole
museum.
Miss Wofcs gifts TO Grace Church during her lifetime
were generous and frequent, and it was scarcely ex-
peced that she would leave IT. anything in her WILL The
Grace Church vestry gets $3j0000 nevertheless for Its
general church and charity fund.- The Rev. Dr. Hunting
ton said last night that the bequest was much larger
one than he had looked for He had not heard the will
read, and surprised to learn OF that clause In It,
One OF the executors said that Miss Wolfe had made no
| other bequests OF public semipubc nature The
house in Madisonavc, left to David Wolfe Bishop,
OF No Is East Twenty fourthst About twenty special
legacles OF from $1,000 to 100000 APIECE were set apart
for number OF friends and relatives and for the family
servants The of the estate will be divided pro rata
among Miss wofe direct heirs OF them there about
twenty, all cousins. Her first cousins David Wolfe
Bishop David Wolfe Bruce George Wolfe Bruce. and the
| two Misses Bruce, tho Wolfe side;
and Pierre Lorilard, Jacob Lorard, Louis Lorilard,
Mrs. James r. Kernochan Mrs. Ii. +. Barley and Mrs.
lima
OF Inheritance the heirs OF George L. Lorard, the
Browns, the Conkling the Thomases and the Ronadses
The will VIII probably not be probated immediately
Albon r. Man Miss Wofcs lawyer and Is counsel to
the heirs The executors OF the will are David Wolfe
Bruce David Wolfe Bishop. George Wolfe Bruce and
Louis L. Lorilard. They have six months In which to
carry out its special and semLpublic provisions
John Wolfe, Miss Wofes second cousin the clever con-
noisscur who commissioned to make the collection
| OF paintings for her Madson-ave. house. drew
! up article years ago devising the
pictures to the Metropolitan Museum. and Miss
| Wolfe had II then incorporated In her will Mr.
Wolfe said Tuesday TRIBUNE reporter that he was
confident had changed her intentions in the mean
while Nothing was known about the matter certainly,
however until yesterday afternoon, when Albon p Man.
Miss wocs lawyer sent the following letter TO the OFF,
| cials OF the Museum
,onoan ,. Of Art JoSs TifaoS dsssos ART sq
prssIden,; GKyERAf l. ?. p cssSoLA. ..eystarG -,,
of Miss cathsrne L. Wolfe inform that shO has be
BY vac clause ~ ' viii copy
posry in the custody Of the c1eedors but to be delivered
within months probably much sooner TO the Museum on
| do not doubt will DO complied with.
once Ia the rendering proper that the pictures
nc. nc v1sen, f1Srr% os ,nd ihc IeSntor, @ @ P " ~ ~ " ~
The pictures present in Miss VOTES late residence
s an 10 nSdT' Mr bav iS Wolfe ssop No 10 East
MascaS. vii cali upon im at eonvsnienI hour
Calling merely S % % on earosty though Mr. Bishop
ho house, wiz aGor proper facility for inspection Of
H i, HP. nth be wc whoever III, note
praee David Wolfe Bishop George W. Bruce and Louis L.
s 9smsgr. permit; me 70 congraiHiatS yo9
S.n @s2f seEvss sls% l" ' property N''' T. Mas
The clause relating to Ne tropotan Museum OF Art
reads as follows:
sirA-r give AMI bequeatl tho Metropolitan Museum Of
csgteTe BY The s. e Of NswEorG M HoG located IN The
tns'rl or remaining IN ihe Citv Of NewYorE namely my
entire COLLECTION modern o paintings Win their frames.
aud also watercolor drawings with their frames which
hay Wolfe p GnnsS and my ar, qT% S9 PST . acc n % AI
Sehr,uei by my executors and Shall Thereafter
10 dclivcrc 5y them Metropolitan Museum Of ART as
IT. absolute property aud subject to It's absolute dis 'osa
a w he & GsS n gpa % On & y 1 i 1I for 'rSV s ono a
men, am 10 tSe S s Si and egyatcn OF the public
taste r The ue arts THIS gift however upon express
condition the trustees aud managers Of sad institution
suitable %eiighie areproof apartment gallery .ep
srcn mentioned roy, .@sI $ De pT9pS'Y ,a ara"sS a
& ne e.aa H pOsfa SnS continue To be known as 3s
oathsrnc L.riard Wolfe Collection and ~ order 10 pro
drawings the future OF said collection give and
% m Of hat yaep upon tns 70 be held and Kept nves tel
in tinted states or state or bond, good credit
other securities strictly approved for the Investment 81 trust
The net amount Of tho same a, shall rSm time 70 " ,e &C
the lives OF David Wolfe Bishop and Louis l. Lori lard tw9
ihen' s"i to tho intent that suca income shall DO
applied from time TsD,, to as time Say BY BY in nesay To- Se
thereof 10 be expendod for
mes either y native or foreign bnt only works
cct and execion in the art known dgare
ndseape and genre subjects and winch shall become sha %
continue be part Of the collection DESIGNATED anu known as
poan Museum Of GrL in tho Judgment 1sn, Of my my
G nmrs nae atos to conans to hold the said nd
in peen qon tho trust and r The hsrsn % a e1
deliver said fund said in irs and and IN s% spS
applied in gpeaiy to The uses and afUIs
power upon such trust tEen the deceaso
% Of %y two o as a or ISeSrs e e sad %a
nISD TO be applied by 1t as iuy as may Do 10 'ne purposes
John Taylor Johnston the president Of tho Museum. |
Henry q. Marquand aud several other trustees ealioi
"ues were ruc They read tho letter and congratulated
General di Ccsnoa on his fine stroke of fortune MISS
NoHc' lncy iu'Icu' Pi"p'pis -
Generals clever management The General sent tho |
following letter in reurd:
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF Arr,
NKw.YoRK, April \, 1881
A. T.. MAN Esq, 30 Wdii-st, CuU
have the honor 10 acknowledge the receipt
of yonr favor toa;s enclosing extract from tie
will OF late Miss Catharne L. Wolfe so admirably drawn
by YOU which beqIeats TO the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art her entire collection OF modern paintings anu water
900 In money the Income OF IL 10 DO
lilo OF this splendid collection.
The conditions OF the Jeque most wisely inserted and
shall all be scrupulousy carried out by e trustees
OF tho Museum. ..
Thanks congraulaton that are appreciated by me-
With very high Regards believe me, dear sir. .
Very sincerely yours, l.. T. ID CEsNoA secretary
Miss Wofe's collection OF paintings Is already fairly
well through public exhibitions and through re-
productions OF tho best specimens In engravgs There
200 pictures large and small scattered through
thc rooms OF the Madisonave house The collection is
, remarkably even one showing scarcely IA single in-